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<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is the biggest international donor to efforts tackling
female genital mutilation, investing up to £35 million over 5 years. This funding
enables three strands of work. First, work directly within local communities and governments
to back action to end FGM in 15 countries. Secondly, research into the most cost-effective
approaches to ending FGM, to make sure our work has the maximum impact, and thirdly
social change communications and support to UK based diaspora groups for efforts to
end the practice in their countries of origin.</p><p> </p><p>At Girl Summit 2014,
the Secretary of State for International Development announced a new commitment of
up to £25 million for a UN multi-country programme to end child, early and forced
marriage in 12 countries, and an investment of £31 million to generate new evidence
on what works to transform lives of poor adolescent girls. DFID is also exploring
new mechanisms to support civil society addressing FGM and CEFM.</p><p> </p><p>DFID
is driving forward its work on both of these important agendas. In parallel, we are
building on the achievements of the Girl Summit, which included support from over
450 governments, organisations and individuals for a Charter that called to an end
to FGM and CEFM, 12,000 social media pledges for this cause, and over 130 policy commitments
contributing towards this objective. DFID is working to maintain this international
momentum by calling for more signatories to the charter, delivery of the commitments
that were made and further action to end these practices.</p><p> </p>
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